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Electrical connector apparatus with improved waterproofing and compact size and method of manufacturing thereof

US12212091B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 4, 2021
Grant dateJan 28, 2025
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Expiry dateFeb 3, 2042

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R43/20
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Provided is a connector apparatus including: a circuit board; a connector; and a mold resin portion, wherein the circuit board includes a conductor path, the connector includes a housing with a cylindrical shape and made of a resin, and a terminal projecting outward in an axial direction of the housing from inside the housing, the terminal being configured to connect to the conductor path, the mold resin portion collectively covers the circuit board, the terminal located outside the housing, and a portion of the housing; the housing and the mold resin portion include a welded portion formed by welding together constituent materials of the housing and the mold resin portion, and the welded portion is provided around an entire periphery of the housing and has a difference between a maximum width and a minimum width along a circumferential direction of the housing of 30% or less of the maximum width.

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